Button



June 7, 1932. 1 R. CARLEY ET AL BUTTON' Filed Sept. 2, 1931 gwuwntopf. Eo/WH0 CH/PLEY WHLTEH THBEL Patented .lune 7, 1932 AAres LEONARD R. CARLEY; 0F WATERTOWN, AND WAL-TER T. ABEL, OIF WATERVILLE, CON- NECTICUT, ASSIGNORS T0 THE PATENT BUTTON COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CON- NECTICUT, A CRPORATION OF GONNE@TIICTJTV BUTTON Application led September 2, 1931. SeriaI No. 560,796.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in buttons and particularly to the little die or vise of the button in which the tack or fastener is curled.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a button comprising a shell with integral hub; a die and a cap, on which latter there will be any desired insignia, the little die in turn being` so formed that it will curl the prong or fastener, rather than just blunt or deform the same.

,Many of the buttons in use today for overalls or work garments of other kinds have the cap stamped with a trade name and fanciful design, and aspart of this stamping eX- tends above the normal outer surface of the button, vit will permit the use of a die that also extends above the normal inner surface of the cap, and will allow the button to be fastened in place (by a plunge-r in the automatic attaching` machines) without having the top of the die mar the insignia or` stampinU on the cap of the button. Y

till another object of the invention is to provide a small die having a domed upper surface to thus assure that the tack or prong fastener will be properly curled within the die when inserted, rather than just blunted and at the same time will not mar the raised or figured surface of the button when the button is attached in the ordinary attaching machine.

W'ith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain new and novel arrangements and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Referring now to the drawing, preferred embodiment,

Fig. l is a view of the dome shaped die forming the gist of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the shell having the perforate integral hub;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the dome showing a v shaped die fitted within the shell;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 5 showing a button with a stamped cap completing the button assembly, the prong fastener holding the button tightly to the cloth, and

Fig. 5 is a top plan of. acap. Y

Referring now more particularly to the several views, and for the moment to Fig. 2, there may be seen the conventional type of metal shell vl, having the integral hub'2, which f I may be perfor-ate as at 3, and the usual body portion 4v withthe outwardly extending flared rim 5, over which a cap 6 (see Fig. 4) is crimped. However, before the cap is crimped in position a small die or vise T is to be inserted, which die is clearly illustrated in Fig. l.

This small die is preferably made of ribbon steel and may be .O inches greater in length than in width. Thedie tapers slightly towards its bottom, so as to snugly fit within the hub 2 of the shell and it will also be noticed that there is a small peripheral shoulder or rim 8 near the upper edge of theldie that is designed to extend' against or slightly over the .upper edge of the i hub, as may be seen in F ig. 4. Y

Now the die is provided with an integral top or wall 9 which is dome shaped as may be clearly seen from the several views. The radius of the dome is slightly less thansay nner walls ofthe i one-half the inside diameter of the hub of the button. TheV bottom wall l0 ofthe die may be perforated as atl 11, so that `when the die is Vplaced in position this perforation l1 will align with the perforation 3 in the shell to thus helprguide the prong of the fastener when it is driven up within the die.

To assemble the button the -die will be drivenv within the hub 2 after which the cap 6 will be crimped in the usual manner about the flared rim 5.

Now the cap may have raised stampings,

(letteror design) thereon and in Fig.4 we

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the dome 14 eXtends above the lower' top surface of the cap and just contacts with the raised portion 13 of the cap.

yNow as may be seen in Fig. 4, when a tack 15 is'driven through the clothv16 and into the little die 7, the prong 17 of the tack will strike against the inner top surface of the dome and be properly curled down into the position-as shown in Fig. 4 to thus tightly hold the entire button structure inplace.

There are numerous advantages in having this die dolne shaped, as where little fiat dies are used, the prong of the tack will be blunted or deformed, rather than properly curled, and the pressure on the die would'be much greater than where the tack prong is properly curled vwhen impinging against the top y surface ofthe die.

Again, it is possible to use this dome shaped die in buttons with a fiat top, but when the buttons are attached and the plunger (not shown) rests on the top of the button and the tack is forced up into the die, it will marlror score the flat cap and may slightly raise the top surface of the cap and slightly disiigure the same. However, where the cap is ornamented with stampings, the little dome shaped die will notinar the cap and even if there were a yslight score or raised portion, it is not apt to be noticeable nor will it be gre-at enough to in any way spoil the configuration. Y

Lastly, by having the die dome shaped, it will help support the ornamente'd cap, that is, it 'will prevent it from sagging in the center.`

In actual use we have found that by forming this little die with the domed head, the tack or fastener will properly curl within the die to thus make a rigid connection and there will not'be as great a'force against the upper surface of the die as when a flat shaped die is used, due to the proper curling of the tack i'mpngfing with the upper surface of the die.

Having thus described our invention, what n we claim as new and desireto secure by Letl Stia ters Patent is:

1. A button comprising a lshell having an integral hollow hub, a hollow die within said shell, said die having a shoulder in its upper portion resting on the upper edge of the hub of said shell, the said die having a `central arcuate portion adapted to Vcurl a Yfastener down within said die and a cap on said` shell and l hearing against the arcuate portion only of said die. 'y

2. A button comprising a shell having an integral hollow hub, a hol-low die within said shell, said Vdie having a peripherial shoulder in its upper portion resting on the upper edge offthe hub of said shell, the upper wall of the die having an lannular portion extending towards the center, a dome shaped portion merging with said annular portion centrally of the upper wall and adaptedV to -curl Vthe prong of a fastener down within said die, a cap on said shell and said cap having raised portions stamped therein and the raised portion of the cap located over the dome shaped portion of the die.

3.V A button comprising a shell vhaving an integral hollow hub, the bottom wall of the hub being perforate, a hollow die within said shell, t-he bottom wallof the die being perforate and registering with the perforateportion of the hub, said ,die having a peripherial shoulder resting on the upper edge of the walls of the hub, the top surface of the die having an annular flat portion, a hollow dome merging with the inner wall of the per portion of the die, said die provided with a closedvtop wall, said wall being flat f-or a Y distance towards the center and said wall being dome shaped-centrally thereof andadapted to curl the prong of a fastener within the die. Y

5.,A hollow die forl abutton comprising a perforate bottom wall and slightly tapering side walls, a peripherial shoulder near' the upper edge of the die, a -top wall having an .annular flat portion, a central dome merging with the annular vportion and the dome shaped portion adapted to curl the prong of a tack fastener. v

6.' A hollow die for a button comprising a -perforate bottom wall and slightly tapering side walls, a peripherial shoulder at the upper edge ofthe side walls and an annular top wall, a dome shaped portion merging with the annular top wall and the radius of theV dome being less than the radius of the die.

In testimonyv whereof we affix our signatures.

LEONARD R. CARLEY.v WALTER T. ABEL. 

